To Become A "Lady"

Walk in Nevermore

Lenore as always, woke before others. She dressed in her favorite dress, black with a long white collar. She danced to the kitchen and made a breakfast which she called, "Mutant Eyes & Slimy Pancakes." She placed them on the table then stood in the living room, after a moment of staring off in the distance, she screamed, "BREAKFAST!"

Pooty screamed and fell, face first off the couch onto the floor.
Lenore scrolled up to him, "Whatcha doin', silly?"
"Admiring the dust." He moaned, sarcastically.

Ragamuffin heard the loud scream and decided to ignore it and get ready on his own time. He throw the cap into a near by drawer and straighten out the three cotton worms things on his head, they get tangled from sleeping. He walked down stairs to see the blonde standing over the body of Pooty.
He raised one eyebrow. "Is he dead already?"
Pooty lifted his helmet to look at the doll, "You don't seem that shocked."
"I've lived with Lenore so long to know things just die and not to question it."
Lenore snapped her fingers, "Exactly!" She giggled then ran into the kitchen and the boys followed. They sat around the crippled table and ate silently.

After breakfast, Lenore decided to take Kitty #45 out for a walk in the city. She put the deceased feline on a leash and dragged it out the house.

The city of Nevermore was just outside of Lenore's woods, there was a movie theater, which she was banned from, the zoo, which she was banned from going then the pet show, which has a wanted sign in its window of the zombie child. She giggled happily as she passed the buildings, occasionally stopping to look at birds.

She then walked up to an antique shop with a really lovely jewel skull on display. She entered the store, a bell ringing when she opened the door and stepped inside. The place smelled of dust and paint. Old junk cluttered wall to wall, but Lenore ignored it all and went to the skull. Its eyes were studded with red rudys and the jaw had blue diamonds lined on it. "Ohhh!"

A loud clearing of the throat from behind made Lenore jump. She turned and had to look up, way up as she was being towered over by a tall old woman, wearing a tight white shirt and navy blue skirt. "May I help you, young lady?" Her voice was mean and dry.
"Oh I'm just lookin'"
"Look-ING." The woman spat. "Finish your sentences."
"But that's what I said!" Lenore defended.
The woman gasped, "Talking back to an elder!" She put her arm skinny arms on her bony hips, "You should be ashamed."

Lenore recoiled a bit; she didn't like being talked down to. She was about to reach for her knife when she remember that Ragamuffin grounded her from it after using his head for dart practice.
The woman huffed, "You are the complete definition of un lady-like."
"I just wanted to see the skully."
The woman looked at the skull then groaned, "Ive always hated that thing."
"Can i have it?"
"No."
"Awww why?"
"Don't whine! Ladies dont whine!"
Lenore didnt know what to say, her eyes moved from the lady to the skull.
The woman sighed, "Do you know how to be a lady, Miss-?"
"Lenore."
"Miss Elenore, do you?"
"Uhh like make up and stuff?"
The woman started shouting dramaticly, "No! Womanism is on the inside! You're heart and soul!"
The zombie girl's eyes widened, "I have a soul? Ewww."
"You need to embrace it, child!"
"What is it?" Lenore asked
The lady scoffed, "I cant just tell you. You need to find it yourself. Come back to me when you are a real lady and ill give you that dreadful skull." the lady walked off.

Lenore stared at the skull, for a moment...without blinking. She really wanted it. It was shiny and spooky and ...well shiny. But how do you become a... lady? She looked for clues around the shop, she checked under a cripped dresser but only found a coughing old green bean, then looked on the walls for a hint. There were tons of old photos on it, all with the strange lady in weird places. One made Lenore stop. In the picture, the lady was in a desert with cool triangle block in the background but also in the picture was a man with his arm around her. They seemed to be a couple.

Lenore thought for a moment; Is that how to become a lady?

Hope y'all enjoyed. Please leave a review of your opinions.
-a.m.gates